The use of waterjet dissection in endoscopic neurosurgery. Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 928-931

  Oertel, Joachim ^a   Gen, Michail ^b   Krauss, Joachim K ^b   Zumkeller, Matthias ^b   Gaab, Michael R ^b  

^a NORDSTADT HOSPITAL   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Neuroendoscopy; Pig; Septostomy; Ventriculostomy; Waterjet dissector

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DEVICE; ENDOSCOPE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEUROENDOSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WATERJET DEVICE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DISSECTION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; NEUROENDOSCOPES; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; SWINE; VENTRICULOSTOMY;

EID: 33845503895     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.6.928     Document Type: Article

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